Luján Statement On Final Senate Passage Of PACT Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on final passage of the PACT Act, a vital piece of legislation that will provide 3.5 million veterans health care coverage for treating toxin-exposure related health injuries. After signed into law, the PACT Act will fund health care and specialized medical treatments for veterans who’ve […]
N.M. Congressional Democrats Urge Biden Administration to Support N.M. as Hub of Semiconductor Innovation
Washington D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) wrote to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to express strong support for New Mexico as a potential site for the National Semiconductor Technology […]
Luján, Murray, Padilla, Rosen Introduce Legislation to Protect Doctors From Republicans’ Anti-Abortion Attacks
***WATCH: Senators hold press conference announcing effort to pass bill on floor this week*** Washington D.C. – Today, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health […]
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández, Colleagues Urge FCC To Advance Broadband And Spectrum Access For Native Communities
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) joined a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel urging the FCC to consider more ways to advance Native communities’ access to and ownership of spectrum over […]
N.M. Congressional Delegation Welcomes Extension, Expansion Of Wildfire Disaster Assistance
The lawmakers continue to call on Biden administration to waive 100% of total eligible costs, include Los Alamos and Sandoval counties as designated disaster areas WASHINGTON – Today, in response to calls from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Yvette […]
Heinrich, Luján Announce FY23 Appropriations Bills That Would Deliver Almost $250 Million In Federal Investments For 130 New Mexico Projects
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Appropriations package that includes over $250 million in investments they are fighting to deliver for 130 local projects across New Mexico. The Senate Appropriations Committee released a nearly $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 Appropriations package, which includes […]
